Have Americans gone crazy in their search for a 'Russian connection'?
Trump and his party have proven that they can win elections. Now, however, they must prove that they can successfully govern.
At the moment we should view [Trump] with optimism, but we shouldn't relax and think that everything will turn out as we need it to.
Just as Americans once had "Gorbymania" for Gorbachev, we need "Trumpomania."
Sharp-tongued journalists from the White House press pool have already compared Trump's press secretary to Saddam Hussein's official representative.
Top prize for the Kremlin would be restored control over the post-Soviet space: above all, over Ukraine and Georgia.
Perhaps at the end of 2016, someone will remember that 15 years have passed since the start of the "War on Terror" with no victory.
In effect, the West's position is this: It's inclined to take Kiev's side over Moscow's and it's not prepared to harshly criticize or pressure Ukraine, even when it has every reason to.
The shooting in Dallas has changed everything.
Are Russia and the West fighting as usual, or is the relationship warming up?